Beginners • Re: Plex and Pi-Hole
I had not thought about the need to have pi-hole running all the time, as far as possible. So I accept that playing around with other software may interfere in the running on my DNS server.So no Plex...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Swap memory on an M.2 storage device
An external disk can only run as fast as the USB can, even if using an M2 in an external case - using zram would likely be faster, & ram is designed for multiple read writes, whereas SSD/M2...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Copying from one Pi to another on RealVNC
Thank you to everyone who has responded to my question.It certainly does not look as easy as drag and drop on a PC!I like the sound of a Private Git server on a USB stick, so I think I will have a go...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Raspberry Pi 5/ Camera Module v3 Wide NoIR / AI Kit...
Hello!I can't get Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 running on RPi 5/Bookworm. More suspicious, that it worked properly before I installed AI Kit with Hailo.What I did:- Fresh installation of Raspberry Pi...
View ArticleGaming • Re: Help with gpio buttons and image
Further update.I tried using mkarcadejoystick to configure and everything works except the up!!Statistics: Posted by Metallimax — Sun Jul 14, 2024 11:17 am
View ArticleAdvanced users • Re: Official Raspberry Pi HDMI to VGA Cable - review
OK - as I said, this was all just curiosity.I don't have any VGA stuff left and I only have one Pi4/5.So, all just idle curiosity.FWIW, I actually have one instance of going the other way. I have an...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry Pi OS is too dependent on date/time...
Try http://I_Dont/click/on/Random/Links/posted/Without/AnyExplanationWhat does that link do? (Before anyone gets in trouble blindly clicking it)Statistics: Posted by BigRedMailbox — Sun Jul 14, 2024...
View ArticleOther projects • Re: Powering multiple RPi with 300W PSU
I have a quick question about that PSU, specifically the fan it has. Do you by any chance know what voltage it is? Could it be replaced by a noctua fan?Statistics: Posted by 7thCore — Sun Jul 14, 2024...
View ArticleBeginners • Is it actually possible to get a snappy desktop experience from a...
Hi I have a rpi 4 4gb connected to the same screen/keyboard/mouse as my regular desktop pc meaning I can switch between the two with a single press of a button on the screen. And no matter what I do...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Pi 4B 4GB 1024x768 max resolution after update
1080p was working fine for weeks on my hdmi monitor.Last time I was using it some updates came up and I clicked ok.Today I booted it up and 1024x768 is the maximum resolution shown, and there's no...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Is it actually possible to get a snappy desktop experience...
I don't think its fair to compare a $50 Pi with a $500 desktop with a faster processor, a faster graphics card, 4 times as much memory etc.Running from a USB3 based SSD might make things a bit faster....
View ArticleC/C++ • Re: Help with Freetype2 and Font Awesome fonts
Thanks. Actually, that's very helpful, and I have now solved both my issues.As it happens, I have the OTF files for the desktop and webfont packs for both v5.15.4 and v6.5.2, so I did a little...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Video in Raspberry start
I have a systemd service that has to run a vlc .mov video at the start of raspberry and works, but I put restart always and it runs the video at the start and after a moment it runs again. Also if I...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Does "smartmontools" change the drive APM by...
Hi, I want to make an application through which I can set the APM (Advanced Power Management) of the system drives. Because the APM is reseted to default on power up or came back from sleep, my app...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • sudo pip3 installation on python virtual environment issues
Hi Raspberry Pi Community,I am trying to install some packages required for my RGB WS2812B LED Strips, and my installation is having some issues:All of these commands:sudo pip3 install rpi_ws281xsudo...
View ArticleHATs and other add-ons • Re: Raspberry Pi 5 GPIO power supply
I tend to use 2x 5V Dupont and 2x Gnd Dupont, not tried on the Pi5 yet though.+1 - same for me. Working without issues (if the wires are thick enough too).Statistics: Posted by aBUGSworstnightmare —...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Login issue
Whenever booting up my crowpi2 laptop, it immediately boots to shutdown/login screen. When I try to login, with the correct password, it keeps going back to that login screen.Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Offline repo for RPi OS doesnt work
@ALL: @rpdom pointed me to 'dpkg --print-architecture' and 'dpkg --print-foreign-architectures'. The first I checked at "https://linux.die.net/man/1/dpkg" but that site is not always up-todate I...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Pi 5 64bit , menu, no scroll bars on long menus
Wanted to bump this thread as it's still an issue and I would like to find a solution. The appearance menu setting defaults implies it changes a bunch of internal options. Wouldn't it thus be possible...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • Re: I2C connection on Pi 5 not working
I think you're either missing or misunderstanding the point.The I2C bus is active low so requires at least one pair of pull up resistors.The Pi itself pulls I2C1 to 3.3V. Any device that has onboard...
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